Bryan Cranston got a potential Oscar boost this week as awards season kicked into high gear.

The “Trumbo” actor is being honored with the Spotlight Award at the 27th Palm Springs International Film Festival’s gala on Saturday.

Front-runners in the Academy Awards’ potentially tight Best Actor category include Leo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Eddie Redmayne, Will Smith and Michael Fassbender, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which says Cranston — in his role as blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo — is knocking on the door as a threat, along with Johnny Depp.